Improvement in carriage-curtain fasteners



JAMES TAYNTGN.

Improvement in Carriage Curtain Fastners.

No` 123,132, Patented1an.3o,1a72.

Wz'wrsev.. i I @jpl @z I l i @MW M UNITED STATES OFFICE.

JAMES TAYNTON, OF PORT JERVIS, N YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TOZ. G. OOYKENDALL, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARRIAGE-CURTAIN FASTENERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 123,132, dated January30, 1872.

SPECIFICATION. T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES TAYNTON, (assignor to myself' and Z. G.Coykendalh) of Port Jervis, in the county of Orange and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inKnob-Fasteners for Carriage and other Curtains, Satchel-Clasps, Baldricand Scarf Olasps, and for various other purposes; and the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing making a part of this speciiication, in which-Figure l represents a curtain of a carriage.,showingmyimprovedknob-fasteningattached. Fig. 2 shows the frame or claspfor a satchel, with the same kind of knob-fastening. Fig. 3 shows a faceview ofthe knob-fastening, the knob seen in dotted lines. Fig. 4 showsan edge view of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 shows detached sectional views of all theparts-the knob, the plates, and the cap. Fig. 6 shows a sectional edgeview of all the parts combined. Fig. 7 shows the knob-fastener with theouter cap or covering removed.

My invention relates to the manner of fast ening the curtains tocarriages, (or to other places where they are required,) so that theymay be easily removed, easily attached, and will be firmly secured so asnot to jar loose or become detached of themselves; and it consists ofthe several parts forming the knob O, the plate l1 having an elongatedopening through it, the rotating slide D, and the cap or cover outside,and the inside plate and flange-plates g and h, for securing thefastener, as hereinafter more fully described. My invention is alsoapplicable to Satchel-clasps, baldrics, belts, scarfs, and for variousother pur* poses.

A is the frame, to which the curtain B is attached. a a a are theknob-fastenings, by which the curtain B is held to the frame A at thetop, so that the curtain is secure to be rolled up in the usual manner.a a are the knobfastenings to hold the curtain down to the frame at thebottom; they, bein g made of metal, are constructed and attached to theframe and curtain so as to operate in the following inanner. The knob Oor button is formed with a stem of any required length, with a recess,c, turned into it near its outer end. That portion of the stem beyondthe groove or recess c is flattened oft' on both sides, so as to form anoblong button, d. The base of the knob O is provided with a flan ge, e,and a spike or screw, f, for securin g it to the frame A or other placeswhere it may be required. The counterpart or device for fastening thecurtain B to the stud or knob G is made of plates and flanges struck outof sheet metal, of such size and form as to iit the stem C, the plates gand h clamping on both sides of the curtain to hold it securely thereto.The plateD is made with the edge struck up at a right angle, t' t', thedepth of the button d, and has an oblong hole in the central portionjust sufficiently large to admit the button d to pass in when in theproper position. The plate D is also provided with a stem, j, projectingfrom one side of the iiange it', by which it is rotated, so that, whenthe plate D is turned one-quarter round on the stem C, it, being inthegroove c, firmly locks the plate to the stem or stud. A cap or cover, E,is struck up a suitable depth, to go on over the rotating lock-plate Dto shield and protect the fastening, and also to make a iinish. The capsmay be made ornamental or otherwise.

lIt will readily be seen that my improved method of fastening curtainsto carriages or other places, and especially where it is desirable ornecessary to remove them occasionally, and for the easy and convenientmanner of fastening them down, and their so much greater durability,that they are of great utility, and very superior to those in commonuse. Forfastening the clasps of satchels and traveling-bags, forbaldrics, scarfs, and a variety of other purposes, the knob-fastener, asabove described, or constructed in a similar manner, may be applied withequal utility. The holes made in curtains to secure them on and fastenthem down on carriages soon become worn when buttoned onto the knobs inthe usual way, and get loose, unfasten, and ap about;

and when new or stift'ened by having been wet, or in cold weather, theyare very diicult to button, and consequently are often left to swing andflap about, greatly to their own injury and the annoyance of thepassengers;

all ofwhich is remedied by my improved knobto carriages or other placeswith it, as specifastenin gs. ed. l That claim as my invention is- JAMESTAYNTON. l. A lm ob-fa sten er for carriage-curtains, construetedsubstantially in the manner herein Witnesses: l shown and described. iW. J. KETCHUM,

' 2. I claim the method of attaching curtains J. B. WOODRUFF.

